dartaid

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Old Irish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the same root as dairt (heifer) and dairid (to bull), namely Proto-Celtic *daryeti (to bull). Contains the agent suffix -id.

Noun[edit]

dartaid m (genitive dartada, nominative plural dartaidi)

  1. the young of the species Bos taurus: calf
    Synonym: lóeg

Inflection[edit]

Masculine i-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative dartaid dartaidL dartaidiH
Vocative dartaid dartaidL dartaidiH
Accusative dartaidN dartaidL dartaidiH
Genitive dartadoH, dartadaH dartadoH, dartadaH dartaideN
Dative dartaidL dartaidib dartaidib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
dartaid dartaid
pronounced with /ð(ʲ)-/
ndartaid
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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